How to Paint Late War Grenadiers for Flames of War

Welcome back to the channel folks. We have another tutorial for you. This time it's the finely detailed, plastic grenadiers for Flames of War.
PAINTS USED - all Vallejo MC unless stated
Undercoat - German Camop Black Brown
Splinter camo - German Biege WWII/PA Splinter Blotches 2/German Cmo Bright Green
Field Grey - PA Dark Mud/Green Grey - alternative - PA German Fieldgrey 2/Africa Korp
Leather and Wood - German Camo Med Brown/Orange Brown or US Field Drab
Gaiters and Breadbag - PA Old Wood/Iraqi Sand - alternative - Green Grey/Deck Tan
Grey/Metalic - Black/German Grey/Dark Grey (helmet only)/London Grey
Skin - Saddle Brown/GC Bronze Skintone/Flat Flesh

[@svenfolkesson7571]

Excellent stuff! Now I’ll look over your channel in hope of finding any Western Desert uniforms 🤞🏻🙂

[@PanzerSchule]

Thanks. I hope you find the guides useful. Check out the playlist. There is a lot there. Here is a link to the 8th Army guide. It's my old format with full painting from start to finish. th-cam.com/video/D9-3IiQgKNs/w-d-xo.html

[@PanzerSchule]

And here is DAK guide. th-cam.com/video/veMXmc7tDW0/w-d-xo.html

[@worldhistoryminiatureshous9757]

Great and efficient technique . The grenadier looks stunning ! Congrats

[@PanzerSchule]

Cheers! Thanks again for watching.

[@smoothbrush4722]

Nice camo painting on this small guys. I did almost all camo patterns on 28mm.

[@PanzerSchule]

You might find it easier in 15mm. I do! at 28mm you have to get it looking very accurate but in 15mm you just have to get it looking right. Thanks again for watching!

[@philRminiatures]

Impressive technique, well done!

[@PanzerSchule]

Thank you Phil. Most of what I do comes down to layers and contrast. It is tried nad tested for me.

[@DukensteinA1]

These look amazing!

[@PanzerSchule]

Thanks! I really like these hard plastic sculpts.

[@Tank-Killer08]

I notice you don’t use washes and I find that impressive

[@PanzerSchule]

I prefer layering at this scale. It helps me keep everything bright and allows fir greater contrast between shades and highlights. Thanks for watching!

[@fedemotta3]

The final product is very very good! How much time does it take you to paint this way?
New subscriber by the way :)

[@PanzerSchule]

Thanks for subscribing Winters. It takes me between 6 and 8 hours to paint 20 dependant on the complexity of the figures. These Grenadiers are around the 7 hour mark for 20. I couldn't compare this with washing/drybrushing as its been about ten years since I took that approach. Certainly not a speed painting technique. Thanks for watching. We will be posting tutorials regularly.

[@fedemotta3]

@@PanzerSchule Not bad at all. It takes me about the same for 8 figures using washes and tidying them up and they don't look as good 😁. I'll try this on a single figure to see how it goes. Cheers!

[@PanzerSchule]

@@fedemotta3 Enjoy and fire away if you have any questions.

[@ravenblack7552]

Wow! Awesome work you do! I paint these same miniatures and thought mine looked good, but yours are fantastic!
What brand of brush do you use? I've had a very difficult time finding any that stay reliably useful and have had to resort to using mascara brushes and just disposing of them when they no longer hold a point. Thanks for any info you can give.

[@PanzerSchule]

Thanks! The key to my approach is contrast and depth and layering is key to that. As for brushes, I don't have any favourite, though the Army Painter Insane Detail brush has always served me well. I find purchasing brushes by mail order to be unpredictable. I like to check each brush point. Though recently I have been using synthetic brushes. They do not last too long but are cheap and always have a great point. Have you tried hair cream for refreshing and repointing your brushes? It works well with sable hairs.

[@ravenblack7552]

@@PanzerSchule I do have a brush cleaner/conditioner paste but find mixed results with that. Probably because of the brushes. Thanks for the feedback!

[@PanzerSchule]

happy painting!@@ravenblack7552